Findings

Findings related to Service Rate: Need Ratios are as follows:

Table 20 below summarizes that, in the vast majority of counties, OOD is currently serving a very small number, 0 to 10 percent, of individuals with communicative impairments as compared to the estimated need. Additionally, in the majority of counties individuals with physical, hearing, and visual impairments are served at rates between 0 and 20 percent.

OOD’s service provision rate is higher for individuals with cognitive and psychosocial impairments. This reflects OOD’s concentration in recent years in providing services to these individuals through inter-agency partnerships with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and engagement with county Mental Health and Drug Addiction boards. Each of these populations has an organized representative presence through established county public agencies across Ohio.

Table 20 - Number of Counties by Impairment and OOD Service Rate: Need Ratio Range

Nine counties did not have a service rate: need ratio greater than 30 percent for any impairment category: Clermont, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Montgomery, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Warren, and Wayne.

Table 21 is available at the link below presenting the count of impairment categories in each county that fall into each of six service rate: need ratio ranges: 0 to 10%, 10.1% to 20%, 20.1% to 30%, 30.1% to 40%, 40.1% to 50%, and Higher than 50%.

Ten counties have service rate: need ratios greater than 30 percent in at least three categories of impairment: Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Henry, Huron, Lawrence, Morgan, Richland, and Sandusky. Erie is the only county with no service rate: need ratio below 10 percent in any impairment category.

Table 22 below provides a list of counties with the highest and lowest service rate: need ratios for each impairment category.

Table 22 - Counties with the Highest and Lowest Service Rate: Need Ratios by Impairment

Impairment

Highest Service Rate: Need Ratios

Lowest Service Rate: Need Ratios

Cognitive

Lawrence, Huron, Scioto, and Sandusky

Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Holmes

Communicative

Brown, Noble, Logan, and Highland

Holmes, Tuscarawas, Muskingum, and Paulding

Hearing

Huron, Richland, Crawford, and Morgan

Highland, Harrison, Paulding, and Mercer

Physical

Lawrence, Huron, Auglaize, and Champaign

Geauga, Holmes, Morgan, and Monroe

Psychosocial

Erie, Lawrence, Scioto, and Ottawa

Monroe, Holmes, Carroll, and Warren

Visual

Brown, Allen, Madison, and Huron

Coshocton, Logan, Fulton, and Adams

Table 23 at the link below provides the service rate: need ratio ranges by county for each category of impairment. This represents the number of individuals who receive services out of the total number who could be served by OOD. These data are also represented on the maps presented previously.